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Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in nursing home residents

Confusion Common in Seniors Prescribed Antibiotics for UTI

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Confusion independently associated with receipt of antibiotics for UTI in nursing home residents
For women with urinary tract infections

Sulfonamides, Nitrofurantoin Being Given for UTI in Pregnancy

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Nitrofurantoin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole prescribed first trimester despite ACOG recs
From 2005 to 2015 there was a decrease in the proportion of infants aged ≤60 days with a urinary tract infection who received four or more days of intravenous antibiotics

Drop in Proportion of Neonates With Long IV Therapy for UTI

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Decrease from 50 percent in 2005 to 19 percent in 2015; not linked to increase in hospital readmissions
Foodborne transmission from retail meat may account for a substantial proportion of community-acquired urinary tract infection

IDSA: Retail Meat May Be a Transmission Source for UTIs

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Almost one-fourth of retail poultry contains E. coli strains associated with urinary tract infections
The intravenous antibiotic Vabomere (meropenem and vaborbactam) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat certain complicated urinary tract infections

FDA Approves Vabomere for Complicated UTIs

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IV antibiotic sanctioned for certain complicated urinary tract infections, including pyelonephritis
The 2011 clinical practice guideline on urinary tract infection in young children has been reaffirmed

Clinical Practice Guideline on UTI in Febrile Young Reaffirmed

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2011 CPG on urinary tract infection in infants and young children reaffirmed after review of literature
For the treatment of adults with complicated urinary tract infections

IDSA: New Treatment Offers Promise for Complicated UTIs

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Meropenem-vaborbactam effective against carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae
There is no significant difference in the presence of bacteriuria plus pyuria over one year among older women living in nursing homes receiving cranberry capsules versus a placebo pill

IDSA: Cranberry Capsules Don’t Appear to Help Prevent UTIs

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In female nursing home residents, no significant effect on bacteriuria plus pyuria over one year
For infants undergoing microscopic urinalysis as part of urinary tract infection evaluation

Urine Concentration Aids UTI Diagnosis in Young Infants

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Pyuria threshold varies with urine concentration for evaluation of UTI in young infants
A new noninvasive bladder stimulation technique can obtain clean-catch urine in infants aged younger than 90 days

Novel Technique Feasible for Clean-Catch Urine in Infants

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Noninvasive bladder stimulation technique effective for children aged younger than 90 days